A strand of white hair tucked into a shabby almanac on the shelf of a college library in upstate New York has been revealed to be from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers.

Union College, located in Schenectady, said in a news release that the lock of hair belonging to George Washington was found during a recent inventory review of the facility, inside a leather book titled “Gaines Universal Register or American and British Kalendar for the Year 1793.”

“This is a very significant treasure,” said India Spartz, the head of the college’s special collections and archives. “It’s a tremendous testament to history and our connection to some of the most important historical figures.”

So, reparations should be paid to black people who were never slaves themselves, nor were their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents – and on and on?